More than 80 high school football state records broken or tied during 2024 season

As detailed in updates to the MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book, a total of 82 state records were either broken or tied during the 2024 season – including 14 by Alvin Henderson, Stone Saunders and Peyton Houston.

Henderson of Elba (Ala.) broke six records in Alabama, part of a national-high 10 records broken in the Yellowhammer State. The future Auburn Tiger became the state's career leader in touchdowns (202), points (1,224) and rushing yards (10,930). He also set single-game records for points (58) and touchdowns (9) and a single-season record for rushing yards (3,620).


Houston of Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.) set single-game passing records in Louisiana for yards (817), attempts (65), completions (53) and touchdowns (8).

The 82 records are only for the 42 categories MaxPreps compiles. They include career, single season and single game records for passing (yards, attempts, completions, touchdowns), rushing (attempts, yards), receiving (catches, yards, touchdowns) and scoring (touchdowns, points, kicking points, extra points and field goals). Some state associations or independent record books may have records broken in other categories not kept by MaxPreps.

Following is a look at the records broken in each state along with the new total. Corrections or additions can be sent to kevinaskeland65@gmail.com.

State records broken in 2024

Alabama
Passing career yards: 11,393, Preston Lancaster, Tuscaloosa Academy (Tuscaloosa)
Single-season passing yards: 4,293, Lancaster, Tuscaloosa Academy
Single-game passing touchdowns: 9, Bryson Riggins, Russell County (Seale)
Career rushing yards: 10,930, Alvin Henderson, Elba
Single-season rushing yards: 3,620, Henderson, Elba
Career receiving yards: 4,734, Derick Smith, Southside (Selma)
Scoring career touchdowns: 202, Henderson, Elba
Scoring career points: 1,224, Henderson, Elba
Single-game touchdowns: 9, Henderson, Elba
Single-game points: 58, Henderson, Elba

California
Career receptions: 324, Shane Rosenthal, Newbury Park

Colorado
Career passing yards: 11,911, Austyn Modrzewski, Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch)
Career completions: 814, Modrzewski, Mountain Vista
Career touchdown passes: 147, Modrzewski, Mountain Vista
Career kick scoring: 279, Rhett Armstrong, Palmer Ridge (Monument)
Career extra points: 237, Armstrong, Palmer Ridge

Delaware
Single-season touchdown passes: 37, Quinn De Viere, Tatnall (Wilmington)
Single-season receptions: 85, Phoenix Henriquez, Smyrna

Florida
Career passing yards: 14,129, Ennio Yapoor, Norland (Miami, Fla.)
Single-season passing yards: 6,047, Jordan Durham, Zarephath Academy (Jacksonville)
Single-season touchdown passes: 62, Durham, Zarephath Academy
Single-game receiving yards: 378, Jayvan Boggs, Cocoa
Single-season kick scoring: 118, Brunno Reus, Venice
Single-season extra points: 91, Reus, Venice; Noah Sidan, Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood)
Single-game extra points: 10, Sidan, Chaminade-Madonna; Reus, Venice

Georgia
Single-game passing attempts: 68, Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead (Savannah)
Career kick scoring: 369, Brett Fitzgerald, Colquitt County (Norman Park)
Career extra points: 228, Fitzgerald, Colquitt County

Hawaii
Career passing yards: 10,653, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Campbell (Ewa Beach)

Indiana
Single-game passing yards: 638, Malcolm Houze, Guerin Catholic (Noblesville)
Single-game receptions: 26, Hayden Cler, Guerin Catholic
Single-game receiving touchdowns: 6, Cler, Guerin Catholic
Career field goals: 35, Ashton Vogel, Decatur Central (Indianapolis)

Kansas
Career receiving touchdowns: 54, Carter Pabst, Eisenhower (Goddard)
Single-season receiving touchdowns: 29, Pabst, Eisenhowever

Kentucky
Career touchdown passes: 153, Brady Atwell, Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro)

Louisiana
Single-game passing yards: 817, Peyton Houston, Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
Single-game completions: 53, Houston, Evangel Christian Academy
Single-game attempts: 65, Houston, Evangel Christian Academy
Single-game touchdown passes: 8, Houston, Evangel Christian Academy
Single-season rushing yards: 3,461, Xavier Ford, Leesville

Maryland
Single-season field goals: 15, Jorge Diaz Nicolas, Saint James (Hagerstown)

Massachusetts
Single-game touchdown passes: 7, Jack Balzarini, Carver
Career touchdowns: 110, Justin Marques, Fairhaven
Career kick scoring: 179, Austin Clemente North Attleborough, Bishop Feehan (Attleboro)
Career field goals: 19, Clemente, North Attleborough, Bishop Feehan

Missouri
Single-season field goals: 19, Diego Perez, Oak Grove

Montana
Single-season touchdown passes: 41, Stockton Oxarart, Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson (Malta)

Nebraska
Single-season rushing attempts: 356, Quinn Bailey, Chadron
Single-season receiving yards: 1,634, Joseph Kolega, Skutt Catholic (Omaha)
Single-season extra points: 81, Trenton Vansurksum, Millard South (Omaha)

Nevada
Single-season field goals: 15, Nicholas Rassai, Centennial (Las Vegas)

New Jersey
Career receiving yards: 4,615, Lotzeir Brooks, Millville
Career receptions: 223, Brooks, Millville
Career receiving touchdowns: 67, Brooks, Millville
Single-season receiving yards: 1,831, Jackson Morrice, Cedar Grove
Single-season kick scoring: 93, Sebastian Kovacs, Cedar Grove

New York
Single-game rushing yards: 593, Adam Nunes, South Park (Buffalo)
Single-season extra points: 79, Teddy Gialanella, Christian Brothers Academy (Albany)

Ohio
Single-game touchdown passes: 10, Ja'niaus Avanti K'mere Hall, Lima Senior (Lima)

Pennsylvania
Career passing yards: 13,719, Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg)Single-game receptions: 23, Caleb Daugherty, Brockway
Single-game kick scoring: 19, Grant Argiro, Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)
Single-game field goals: 5, Argiro, Pine-Richland

Rhode Island
Single-season receiving touchdowns: 18, Trevor Lytle, Ponaganset (North Scituate)
Single-season kick scoring: 79, Dominic Mazza, Classical (Providence)
Single-season extra points: 61, Mazza, Classical

South Carolina
Single-game rushing yards: 486, Mason Pickett-Hicks, South Pointe (Rock Hill)
Career kick scoring: 327, Justin Welch, Dutch Fork (Irmo)
Career extra points: 258, Welch, Dutch Fork (Irmo)

Texas
Career pass completions: 1,047, Armando Lujan, Sunray
Career pass attempts: 1,700, Lujan, Sunray

Utah
Single-season rushing attempts: 331, McCord Christiansen, Crimson Cliffs (Washington)
Single-season field goals: 21, Dillon Curtis, Murray
Single-game kick scoring: 20, Curtis, Murray
Single0game field goals: 6, Curtis, Murray

Washington
Single-game rushing attempts: 53, Brody Boness, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus (Ritzville)